The Dexter Fowler trade doesn’t leave the Astros’ winter wrapped up. “We’re happy with the team the way it is today, but we’re not going to stop working on stuff because we feel like there’s still some free agents out there that are interesting that can help our club, and there’s still some clubs potentially […]
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Dexter Fowler, who was traded to the Cubs on Monday, said the Astros never talked about a long-term contract for him. “We didn’t really talk about contract stuff — more going through the arbitration process and that whole thing,” Fowler said. “Obviously I’m going to be a free agent next year so I guess that […]
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He was a fling. From the day he arrived, Dexter Fowler was bound to leave. The Astros’ center fielder for just one season, Fowler was traded Monday to the Chicago Cubs for starting pitcher Dan Straily, a 26-year-old righthander, and Luis Valbuena, a 29-year-old third baseman who can play second base as well. Fowler, 28, […]
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The Astros have seven remaining arbitration-eligible players – Dexter Fowler, Tony Sipp, Jason Castro, Hank Conger, Carlos Corporan, Chris Carter and Marwin Gonzalez – as the team heads into Tuesday’s non-tender deadline. By 10:59 p.m., all MLB clubs have to tender a contract to players they wish to keep under team control. A non-tendered player […]
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NISHINOMIYA, Japan — Dexter Fowler hit a solo homer in the seventh inning for what turned out to be the winning run in an 8-7 win for a group of MLB All-Stars playing Japan in an exhibition game. Fowler, one of four Astros on the team, gave the MLB team an 8-1 lead with his […]
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Behind the batting cage during the Astros’ September series in Oakland lurked Barry Bonds, the home run king and a mentor to Astros outfielder Dexter Fowler. The two worked out together last winter — introduced to each other by mutual friend Glenallen Hill — and Bonds is set to rekindle his mentorship of Fowler this […]
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NEW YORK — The Astros’ outfield teeters on overpopulated. Dexter Fowler is one year away from free agency, in line for a nice chunk of change if he hits the market after the 2015 season. Presumably, he’ll remain with the Astros as a starting outfielder next year — barring a trade this winter — and […]
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NEW YORK — Even in the offseason, it was a lurking thought: what if Dexter Fowler isn’t the Astros’ best defensive center fielder by the end of 2014? The thinking then was related specifically to George Springer, whose arrival in the majors was expected and arrived this year. Statistical evidence this season suggests that the […]
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Astros center fielder Dexter Fowler, who has been on the disabled list since June 27 with a right intecostal strain, began a rehab assignment at Class AAA Oklahoma City on Friday. He served as OKC’s designated hitter. Although the Astros are likely to have three potential center fielders when Fowler returns, Fowler’s job appears secure. […]
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Before missing his 31st game of this stint on the disabled list Saturday, Dexter Fowler was hanging out around the batting cage, upbeat and encouraged by his recovery from a a right intercostal strain. The center fielder said he will travel with the team for a short three-game trip to Philadelphia, from Tuesday to Thursday, […]
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